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RDMRose: Research Data Management for LIS
Session 7 Case Studies of Research Projects
Session 7.1 Case studies of researchers and research projects
Case studies of researchers and
research projects
Session 7.1
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Learning outcomes
• By the end of this session participants will be able
to:
– Reflect on the nature of research as a process and on
the role of data and datasets therein
– Explore and reflect on the perspectives of various
stakeholders involved in RDM
– Develop a deeper understanding of RDM issues within
the research process
– Apply some of the theories from the previous
sessions, in particular regarding data, data
management including risk assessment, data
management plans and repositories
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Session overview
• Examining case studies
• Exploring the viewpoints of different
stakeholders
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Case studies
• 6 case studies:
– Clinical trials on the treatment of postpartum
haemorrhage
– Research in oncology and gastroenterology
– Research in electronic and electrical engineering using
experimental data and simulation models
– Research in psychology using longitudinal datasets
– Research in sociology
– Research in an international EU funded project in Civil
and Structural Engineering
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Case studies
• Case studies consist of
– Short introduction
– Interview extracts (mp3)
– Documents
• 6 activities for all case studies
• Read through the activity
• Listen to the interview extracts and examine the case study
documentation
• Give the activity some thought as an individual
• Then discuss with colleagues
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Extra-Institutional
Stakeholders
Institutional
Stakeholders
PVC
research
Department
Perspectives on RDM
Other
Researchers
In the discipline
Computing
services
Researchers
In other
disciplines
Research Project
Commercial
Partners
and
Customers
The
Researcher
Research
Office
Data
repository
manager
Library
Other
HEIs
Human
resources
Records unit
and university archive
Funding
councils
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The public and wider
Society
Individual
professional
perspective
Case studies
Activities:
1. Researcher’s perspective: the research process
and research data
2. Project’s perspective: data management and
data management issues
3. Funder’s perspective: data management plans
4. Repository manager’s perspective
5. Perspectives of multiple stakeholders on open
access and open data
6. Library’s perspective
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Researcher’s perspective
ACTIVITY 7.1.1
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Activity 7.1.1 Researcher’s perspective
• Examine the kinds of data this research(er) usually
handles. Go back to the five different ways of looking
at data as discussed in session 5.2. You will find an
explanation of these in M. Scott, R.P. Boardman, P.A.S.
Reed, & S. Cox (2012). Introducing Research Data.
Southampton: University of Southampton. Retrieved
from http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/338816/.
• Apply the five different ways of looking at data to your
case study. Include your thoughts on the research
process (the fifth way of looking at data).
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Project’s perspective
ACTIVITY 7.1.2
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Activity 7.1.2 Project’s perspective
• How is the data mentioned in your case study
managed?
• Perform a small-scale risk analysis, as discussed in
session 6.1, to identify data management issues. Using
JISC’s risk log
(http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/riskmanagement/identifying-risk/risk-log), (1) identify
some of the risks involved in managing the research
data of your case study, (2) estimate the probability
and severity of these risks, and (3) detail the actions
that may be undertaken to mitigate them.
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Activity 7.1.2 Project’s perspective
• You may find it helpful to look at the Information
Security Guidance developed by the University of
Northumbria’s DATUM in Action project
(http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/static/5007/ceis
pdf/infosecurity.pdf), especially the section on
risk assessment and management.
• On the basis of what you know about data
management in this case study, and the risk
analysis that you performed, what advice would
you give to the lead researcher of this project?
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Funder’s perspective
ACTIVITY 7.1.3
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Activity 7.1.3 Funder’s perspective
• The data management issues that you identified in
7.1.2 fit into the wider context of institutional and
research funder’s RDM policies. Revisit your
University’s RDM policy, if there is one, and research
the data management plan requirements (or, if there
are no such requirements, the other data management
policy stipulations) of the appropriate funding
body/bodies for the research project of your case
study. You can start your investigation on the DCC’s
web page on “Funders’ data plan requirements”
(http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/data-managementplans/funders-requirements).
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Activity 7.1.3 Funder’s perspective
• What are the requirements relevant to your
particular case study?
• How would you be able to assist the lead
researcher of your particular research project
to write up a DMP for the case study’s
research project, or to comply with other
relevant policy stipulations?
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Repository manager’s perspective
ACTIVITY 7.1.4
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Activity 7.1.4 Repository manager’s
perspective
• Revisit the institutional research data repository policy that
you developed in Session 6.2. Focus on the area(s) of policy
making that you designed a draft policy for (i.e. content
coverage, metadata, ingest, access and reuse of data,
preservation of data, and withdrawal of data and
succession plans). It may be helpful to refamiliarise yourself
with the core document of that session: A. Green, S.
Macdonald, & R. Rise (2009). Policy-Making for Research
Data in Repositories: A Guide (Version 1.2). Edinburgh:
EDINA and University Data Library. Retrieved from
http://www.disc-uk.org/docs/guide.pdf.
• What are the issues for the repository that your particular
case study raises?
• How could these issues be addressed?
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Multiple stakeholders on open data
ACTIVITY 7.1.5
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Activity 7.1.5 Multiple stakeholders on
open data
• What perspective on open data and data
sharing would the different stakeholders have
that are involved in the research project of
your case study? Discuss from the perspective
of:
– the lead researcher of your case study and his/her
research assistants and research students,
– the relevant funding body,
– and the Library.
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Library’s perspective
ACTIVITY 7.1.6
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Activity 7.1.6 Library’s perspective
• What (if any) RDM services may be provided by
the Library in the context of your case study?
Take into account your University’s Research Data
Management Policy, if there is one. You could go
back to the slides of session 1.3 with roles to
support research and RDM.
• What would be the best way to go about offering
these services in the context of your case study
(e.g. via data interviews, training sessions, a
website, etc.)?
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Activity 7.1.6 Library’s perspective
• How does your case study fit with the ideas of
institutional support for RDM (general policies, general
infrastructure provision, and generic Library support)
versus discipline-specific support for RDM, for
example, by embedding of Library staff in academic
departments, or by training students and researchers
in a discipline-specific rather than a generic way? In
order to successfully discuss this question, you could
first have a look at discipline-specific training materials
that are available via the DCC’s website
(http://www.dcc.ac.uk/training/traintrainer/disciplinary-rdm-training/disciplinary-rdmtraining).
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REFERENCES
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References
• DATUM in Action (2012). Information security guidance.
Newcastle: Northumbria University School of Computing,
Engineering & Information Sciences . Retrieved from
http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/static/5007/ceispdf/infosec
urity.pdf
• DCC (n.d. a). Disciplinary RDM Training. Retrieved from
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/training/train-trainer/disciplinaryrdm-training/disciplinary-rdm-training
• DCC (n.d. b). Funders’ Data Plan Requirements. Retrieved
from http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/data-managementplans/funders-requirements
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References
• Green, A., Macdonald, S., & Rise, R. (2009). Policy-Making
for Research Data in Repositories: A Guide (Version 1.2).
Edinburgh: EDINA and University Data Library. Retrieved
from http://www.disc-uk.org/docs/guide.pdf
• JISC infoNet (2012). The Risk Log. Newcastle upon Tyne.
Retrieved from http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/riskmanagement/identifying-risk/risk-log
• Scott. M., Boardman, R.P., Reed, P.A.S., & Cox, S. (2012).
Introducing Research Data. Southampton: University of
Southampton. Retrieved from
http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/338816/
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